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June 21, 1960 B. F. SCHMIDT 2,941,747

FISHING LINE REEL Filed Sept. l, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 21, 1960 Y B. F. SCHMIDT 2,941,747

FISHING LINE: REEL.

Filed Sept. 1, 1954 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 2l, 1960' B. F. scHMm-r 2,941,747

FISHING LINE REEL Filed Sept. l, 1954 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 13767.13. Izaj g -73621 jamz'n 'lff Sm idf;

United States Patent FISHING LINE'REEL Benjamin FLSchmidt, Los Angeles, Calif. (450 Fairview Ave., Sierra Madre, Calif.)

This linvention relates to .a 'fishing linereel and has as its object the provision of a reel which is so constructed that it may be utilized ina casting operation wherein the line passes off the end of vthe reel without turning the latter and also -used as a conventional ily reel Iin 'effecting a straight forward or direct line rewind- -i'ngoperation A particular operation of the invention is theprovision of a means whereby the reel may `be readily conditioned -for either the casting or rewinding operation which inlvolves :positioning the =line forunwinding from theend ofzthe reel and coincidently holding 'the reel stationary and also vinvolves Apositioning .the line for -rewinding of ltlie-iirreonto the reel :by rotation ofthe latter.

:Another object is to provide a construction lin ashin'g reel of the above :character whereby 'the rewinding operation may be accomplished 'by either of several types -of'the winding mechanism.

A further object is to `provide in ra reel of the -type .having an extended cover formed with a slot leading dfrom the :base tothe outer :or apex .portion of Athe cover along which the line is directed back and .forth between the `casting -and rewinding positions, and in which the :line is conveyed by means of an Ieyelet or 'grommet through which it is passed'whereby possible entanglement ofthe line inthe reel cover, by reason of 4.the :shiftling'thereof to and from the casting position, is obviated.

With :the foregoing objects in View together Awith such Jother vobjects and advantages as may subsequently appear, 'the invention A.resides in the yzpartsfand in .thencom- -bination, construction and arrangement of ,parts .hereinafter described and claimed, vand illustrated .by way :of `examplein'the 'accompanying drawings in which:

`Fig. l 'is ra view in side elevation of :the'shline-.reel showing a lpreferred 'embodiment of the invention with the aparts `disposed in -the casting positions;

Fig. 2 isa view ofthe reel Ishownin Fig. :1 as seen'in .ffront elevation;

Fig. 3 is "a view 'of'same in rear `elevation with .portions removed;

Figp4 is :an 'enlarged vertical :section as seen on't'he :line 4- 4of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a View as seen on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.;in the direction indicated .by the arrows;

rFig. 7 :is :a view insection and elevationttakenron the line 7-7 of Fig. 4;

Fig. :8 is an enlarged view in 'cross section of the 'portion'of `the .structure 4:shown in Fig. 4 indicated .by .the .arrow`8;

Fig. 9ris adetail in horizontal sectionitaken on theiine -9-9Iof Fig. l8;

Fig. 510 isa idetail in section as`viewed 'on vthe rline 10;-101of-F ig. 7

Fig. 1.1fis'afviewuinsectiomand velevationas seen'fo'n Athe :line 11d-11 of Fig. :1.0 'with :portions renioved;

Fig. 12- is a view in section and elevation taken on A.the

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2 :line `12---1'1-2 of Fig. l4 fas seen .inthe direction indicated bythe arrows with parts broken away;

Fig. 13 is a view in elevation as seen on the line 1 313 of. Fig. 4 withy portions brokenaway;

Fig. 14 is a view in front elevation rsimilar to Fig. f2 showingtheparts `as disposed in Vthe -line winding VLposition;

Fig. i5 is a view `in side elevation .of the .structure shown in Fig. 114.;

Fig. 16 isra perspective view of the reel as seen-from the back thereof showing :it as applied;

Fig. 157 :is Ja .perspective view 'of -the .reel as seen.from the Yfront thereof zshowing 4it as applied;

.18 F -a .fragmentary vdetail view-taken on theline :1S-1S 'ofFi g. 15., and

,'Fig. v19 .is Ia detail lin `cross .section taken on the line 11S-19 of fFig. `18.

:Referringto .thesdrawings more speciiically A .indicates generaliy the reel :support ifor attaching `the -reel to a ishing pole .B :in -a Vconventional :fashion yas particularly :shown in Figs. .16 and 1.7.,.the reel .support A embodying `a saddle portion Bti ,adapted to .seatfon .the .fishing Ypole and .to .be .axed thereto at its ends by slip .rings 3.1 y,in the usual manner.

Formed on the .saddle 39 is a bracket 32 which Vis detachably ahixed'asbys'crews33'10 an annular marginal flange 34 ofta reel Vhousing Aln the onns of .theinvention shown Ain Figs. ,'1 to "19 the 'housing marginal 'frange `34 has mounted thereon a central supportingv wall D which partitions the ree'lhousirrg into ffront and 4rear compartments E and 'F of which the front compartment E "is enclosed by an elongated coverl'35 while 'the rear compartment Fis enclosed lby ahousing '3'6 on which the .marginal 'ilange '32% is formed. Flhe partition wall D'is 'orrned withan axial tubular extension??? projecting -into the compartment'F through which extends a revohible shaft '33 the forward end portion of which `leads into the compartment?, forward oiffthe wa"1l`D and has vrevolbly supported thereon a .spool l'Gem'body'ing a 21.0 on the periphery o'f which'is slidably supported a'linerece'iving channeled anntilus 41.

The other end portion of the shaft -38 proects 'into the compartment F and "has aixed thereto a sleeve 42 which encompasses thetube "37 'andihas axed thereto one end of a 'spiral spring 43 *the Iother 'end ofwhich 4is attached to sa winding drum 44 `rotatablein Vvone direction only, VAas will later 'be described, to -wind'the spring '43 and `place it lun'der tension whereby it will lact-onl the sleeve-4210 drive theshaft SSfandQ't'he-sp'ol 'Ginn direction Lto effect `win'c'ling -of -a line on 'ther'l'atten 'In the rconstruction shown in'Figs. 1" to I9 inlusive't'he "spool G A'is driven Ifrom lthe kshaft `V'38 through va gear train Aeorn'pr'rising a spur gear a xed on -th'eshaft y3? which, ase-'shown Vin `-Fig. A7, .meshes withz'aJpinionr'bv fixed 'on-fa spur gear c which in .turn :meshes with .a -pinionfdliixed Aron the back-of a'cylinv drical disk 'e constituting theback'wallv dfi thefdrum -401and which disk .e parallels :the wall .Diandextends Voutwardly beyond -t'he .drum '1&0 and also islightlybeyond the Lline :receiving .-annulus '41. ':I`he;outer .periphery of'ftheidisk Lconstitutes va brake firlrum .'-an'd zis :subject to being "frictionally engaged by an farcuate 'shoe :jf :of a jnormally spring applied manually controlled brake H slidably rmountedand guided betweentthe angelfand the upper -portionfofvthewall D and actuated by-alle'verAS `carried `on the saddle-30 as .willhe diereinafter described.

.The '.annulus r41 .of 2.the.:spoolt.Gsis frictionally engaged with the drum .40 through 111e medium Yofatensioned annular serpentine .or lmarcelle spring A4'6 seated in -a :channel g formed Iin :the .imrer :periphery of the=annulus -41 and :bearing against :the fouteri periphery of the drum 14.0;1thef annlus 2'41 being:furtherfrictionally:engaged by .the .margin ofa tapered disk 47 axially screwed on a 29944197417, v p "Y Y Y I .A

threaded boss 48` formed on an end plate 49 detachablyY mounted by screws h on the outer end of the drum 40. The plate 49 and the disk e constituting the front and back walls respectively of the drum 40, are supported -onthe outer end portion of the shaft 38 through the medium of ball bearings i and z" as particularly shown in Fig. 4.

The cover 35 enclosing the compartment E and encompassing the spool G is formed with a radially extending slot 50 leading from the inner marginal portion of the cover to the outer central part of the latter where it terminates in a segmental end portion 51 positioned axially of the cover in axial alignment with the spool G. In the forms of the invention shown in Figs. l to 19 a grommet J is slidably supported in the slot 50 for movement between the inner and outer ends thereof. A tishing line 52, show-n in Pigs. 16 and l7, is wound on the annulus 41 of the spool G and aixed thereto in the usual manner, which line is passed through the grommet I. An important feature of the invention resides in the provision of the grommet I as a guide for the line 52 both when positioned at Vthe inner and outer ends of the slot 50 and in translation of the line laterally along the length of the slot from one end thereof to the other.

The cover 35 is spaced from the spool G to permit passage of the line in unwinding from the forward margin of the spool through the grommet J when in its outermost position.

The brake H is designed to normally hold the spool G against rotation when the line guiding grommet J is in its outermost position, and during the casting operation, but is adapted to be manually manipulated to free the spool for the winding operation. To accomplish this the lever 45, which constitutes a brake controlling arm, is mounted on the underside of the saddle 30 and arranged to overlie a horizontally extending member j on the upper portion of the brake H, and is tensioned to normally bear downwardly on the brake so :as to move and hold the shoe f thereof into tight frictional engagement with the periphery of the disk e. A spring arm 54 on the underside of the lever 45 projects beneath and bears upwardly against the underside of the end portion j of the brake H and exerts an upward thrust thereon to move the brake to its retracted or disengaged position when relieved of pressure of the lever 45.

Manually controlled releasable means are provided for locking the brake H in its engaged position which means embodies a slide 55 mounted on the lever 45 and adapted to be shifted longitudinally thereof in frictional engagement therewithythe slide rbeing tted with an opstanding lug 56 arranged to be disposed either in or out of engagement with a downwardly extending lug 57 on the under side of the saddle 30 whereby when the lug 56 is positioned beneath the lug 57, the lever is securely held in a lowered position such as to depress the brake H into its spool engaging and locking position` When it is desired to release the brake H the slide 55 is advanced on the lever 45 to a position where the lug 56 is disposed out of engagement with the lug 57, whereupon a pull is imposed on the lever by the lingers of the hand of the operator grasping the pole on which the reel is mounted. This pull relieves the brake H and causes the spring S4 to actuate thev brake to its released position whereupon the spool will be free to rotate in effecting the line winding operation.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. l to 19 inclusive, means are provided for level winding by auto matically feeding the line laterally back and forth during the winding thereof on the spool G, which involves a device for shifting the grommet I back and for-th along the inner end portion only of the slot 50. This means ernbodies an arcuate lever K particularly shown in Fig. 18 mounted for lateral oscillatory movement on the outside of the inner marginal portion of the cover 35 by means of a screw pivot 58 mounted on the cover'35 and engaging the lever K intermediate its ends. rlhe outer end of the lever K is designed to be engaged with the grommet J to eifect reciprocal movement thereof when disposed at the inner end portion of the slot 50, the lever K being designed to be disengaged from the grommet J to permit movement thereof to and from its outermost or line casting position. To accomplish this the lever K comprises a pair of overlying elongated strips 59 and 60 of which the innermost strip 59 is engaged by the pivot 58 and aiords a guiding support yfor the outer strip 60 which latter is longitudinally shiftable to and from the grommet engaging position. This shifting of the lever strip 60 is effected by manipulating the lslide 55; the upper end of the strip 60 being formed with an outwardly projecting tongue 61 which extends between a pair of prongs 62 projecting downwardly from the underside of the slide 55 whereby on shifting the slide longitudinally of the lever 45 longitudinal movement of the strip 6G on the strip 59 will be eifected and whereby, when the slide 55 is disposed in its retracted position wherein the lever 4S applies the brake H to condition the reel for a casting operation, the lower end of the lever K will be disposed clear of the grommet I so that the latter may then be moved to and from its outermost position in the slot 50.

The strip 60 is formed at its lower end (which constitutes the lower end of the lever K) with inturned marginal anges k--k adapted to be positioned astride the grommet l when the latter is in its innermost position and when the strip 60 is moved to its advanced position is indicated in Figs. 15 and 17, so as to then eifect interconnection between the lower end of the lever K and the grommet J. The lower end of the strip 60 is formed with an open ended longitudinally extending slot l through which the line 52 extends when the lower end ofthe lever K is engaged with the grommet J. Y

Oscillation of the lever K is synchronized with rotation of the spool G through mechanism actuated by rotation of the shaft 3S. This mechanism embodies a ring m slidably fitted in an eccentric circular cam groove n formed in the forward face of the spur gear a. The ring m is atxed to a reciprocal and oscillatory slide bar 63 the outer end of which extends over and adjacent the wall D and is formed with an open en ded longitudinal slot 64 in which is engaged a guide pin 65 fixed on the wall D and serving as a pivot on which the lower end portion of the slide bar 63 rocks with a slight oscillatory movement as the slide bar is actua-ted by rotation of the eccentrically disposed ring m. The slide plate 63 is formed with a lateral extension 66 which is connected by a pivot pin 67 to one end of a link 68 carrying a spring pressed pin 69 the outer end of which is formed with a socket 70 -in which lis engaged an arm 71 on a rock shaft '72 mounted in and extending radially of the wall 35. The outer end ofthe rock shaft 72 is formed with an arm 73 which extends into an open ended slot 74 formed in a lateral projection 75 on the lever K whereby oscillation of the shaft 72 through the medium of the link and slide plate 63 will be translated into oscillatory movement of the lever K.

The grommet I serves as a means for preventing or at least minimizing the possibility of entanglement of the line within the cover 35 and insures positioning the line for straight winding on the spool G when the grommet is disposed at the inner end of the slot 50 and also insures feeding or unwinding of the line from around the outer end of the spool G in casting operations when the grommet .is disposed at the outer end of the slot Sit, since the line is at all times bounded by the continuous annular wall of the grommet. The grommet is frictionally engaged at the ends of the slot 50 to hold it'against free movement. The grommet further serves as a guard to prevent cutting of grooves in the margin of the slot 50 las would normally be occasioned in the absence of the A5 grommet by the sawing action of 't-he -line 'when contacting the slot marginduring a 'casting or a winding operation. Wea'ron the'grommet is minimized by hardening the metal of which it is formed. However in event of excessive wear of the grommet it may be kreadily removed and replaced.

The drum 40 of the spoof 'G is fitted with a governor whichacts 'to impose a drag on the drum relative v'to rotavtion of the shaft 3S. This governor, particularly shown in Fig. 12, Aembodies a pair of weighted arms '74 carried by pivotpins 75' on the end wall 49 of the drum 40. 'The inner 'ends of the 'arms are tted vwith leaf springs 76 which bear on a drum 77 with variable pressure according to the throw ofthe arms 74 under the vaction of centrifugal force imposed thereon on rotation 'of the drum 40. y

The spool winding spring 43 is 'wound 'and placed under vtension by rotation of the drum 44 to which the outer end of the spring 43 is attached. This is accomplished by the provision of an outer drum 78 'which slidably confo'rrns to the drum 44 and is ratcheted to the latter by :means of 'a spring pawl o on -the margin of the drum 78 which pawl engages ratchet teeth p on `a ring 'q afiixed to lthe perimeter of the drum 44, whereby rotation of the outer drum v78 in one direc-tion will effect rota-tion of the drum 44 in a direction 'to wind the spring 43. The

v:drum 73 'is formed with a 'circumferential channel 79 in which is wound a pull cord $6 the inner end of Vwhich is'aiiix'ed 'to the'drum 78 and the other end of which passes through an 'aperture S1 in the housing 36 and is fitted with a 'n'ger piece 'S2 by means o'f which the 'cord 80 may be manually pulled to rotate the drums 44 and 7S 'collectively to wind the spring 43. Retrograde movement of Ithe 'spring winding drum 44 is 'prevented 'by 'means of 'asprin'g pressed Vpawl o carried by the Vwall D which 'rides in 'engagement with ratchet teeth p' on the band q carried by the inner drum '44. While Ithe pawl o engaging the ratchet p affords a driving connection between the Outer drum 78 and the inner drum 44 on the former Vbeing `advanced as by a pull on the pull cord 80, 'such 'pawl and ratchet permit retrograde movement of Vthe outer yd1-urn 78 relative tothe drum '44 in retracting 'the pull cord '80 and 'winding it in the groove 79. This retrograde movement of the drum 7S is effected by means of 'a spiral spring S3 having its outer Vend amxed relative tothe "rear housing Sowith itsl inner end fixed to a ring "r Vfastened to a hub s on the drum 78. The spring S3 i's wound and placed under tension on turning the drum 78 lthrough the medium of ythe pull cord 80 and 'on release of the 'latterthe spring 'S3 acts toreverse the dir-eo tion of 'rotation of the drum 7S to rewind the pull cord thereon. Y y

drum 44 embodies an outer end wall s' formed 'with an outwardly extending hub 't into which the outer end of the lshaft 38 extends .axially of the drum 44 to af- 'ford a mounting therefor and for the outer drum 73, the `hub s of which encompasses and is revo-lubly supported on "the hub t. Y x

Auxiliary means are provided for Aeffecting rotation -of the drum 44 in winding the spring 43 which means comprises a knurle'd hand wheel L affixed to the hub t by means of a screw u which is threaded in the outer end of thefhub t and bears on the hub ofthe wheel L to clarnp the-latter-'into locking engagement with pins y projecting from the end of the hub t.

:In the operation of the mechanism, lthe spring 43 lis wound and placed under tension by rotating the drum 44 either by manipulating the' pull oord 86B, or by means of the handwheel L. T his'spring 'winding operation may .be effected at -any time itis deemed necessary; lit being done before making a cast so as to wind the line on the spool and also being done after making a cast to reel in the line when need be. On the line being reeled on the spool the parts are conditioned in readiness for a casting operation.

' llnimakng a east after winding the spring, as by 'two or three shortpulls onthe pull cord, "the fisherman adjusts the vline 'until the lure is from six to 'ten inches from the pole. He then grasps the line with yfront Vfingers and -thumb with the hand on the pole and little finger on the lever 45. He now moves 'the slide '5S back on the lever so las "toholld "the spool against rotation 4and release the gromnie't which is 'then shifted to `and snapped in the vouter end of theV slot 5'0. The cast is then made. As before stated, previous to effecting the casting operation, the grommet I 'is releasedfrorn the lever K by retracting 'the latter out of engagement therewith whereupon the .grommet is disposed in 'the outer end of vthe slot 50 so "that in making a cast the line will unwind from the end ofthe spool which is then held stationary by the brake H.

On completing vthe cast the grommet i is immediately Yreturned to and 'secured in 'its innermost position in the 'sflot' in position for straight rewinding of the line on thespool. To accomplish this, the lever 4S is released by advancing'the'slide 55 'outwardly thereon which operation ,brings the lower end of the lever K into engagement with `the gromi'net I which is then disposed at lthe inner end of the slot 1'5. The lever 45 'isthen vactuated -by the operator 'to release the brakeH, whereupon the spool G will be rotated under the urge ofthe spring 43 to effect winding of theline on the 'spool 'through the then spring driven shaft 38 and the igear VConnection with the spool. The spring 43 may berewound as frequently as occasion may require to effect reeling ofthe line.

:In 'e'vent'of excess'ivepull 'on the line such -as might tend tobreak it, thean'nulus 41will be held by the pull on the line against movement in opposition to the tension thereon afforded by the spring 46 'and end cap 47, or the 'annulus 41 may `yield land 'rotate 'in the unwinding direction on thedrurnl' to 'feed out 'the line underheavy pull. This actionobviously 'may occur either while the drum is stationary -or being revolved. If need be during'the fishing operation, the `operator may rewind the spring 43 repeatedly either with the brake applied 'orreleased as beffore stated. During the winding operation the lever K will "be os'cillate'd to effect back and forth lateral vmovement of the grommet and of the line extending therethrough `to distribute the line laterally 'of the spool.

`From the foregoing it will be seen that the invention enables the conversion of an automatic fishing reel into a 'spinning reel in'which the line may be fed from the end 'ofra rotatable spool held in a `fixed position for a spinning cast-ing operation through the medium of a manually shiftable line guiding grommet fixed in either of two 'selected positions.

An vimportant feature of the vinvention resides in the Vprovision of theconstruction and arrangement whereby direct orstraight in winding of the line is eifected on Vthe spool of an :automatic -reel where the only power means of retrieving the line and hauling in fa catch is the power -of .thew'ound spring which power is quite limited. The straightin winding requires less power than where the line is pulled around bends. At all times the power required is in direct proportion to the diameter of the spool plus the tamount of line wound thereon, thefpower required to wind .the line increasing as the :diameter -of lthe winding increases. It follows that 'where the vwinding is indirect the available'power may be inadequate, being possibly :doublefthatrequiredfin direct straight 1in winding,

I claim:

1. In afishingreel embodying 'a fsp'ool 'adapted lto have a fishing'line woundthereon, means 'for rotating same, an extended cover overlying said spool in "spaced relation thereto having aeslot leading 'from near the base to the outerp'art lthereof for the 'reception of a fishing line attached to said spool, "the inner endo-f said 'slot being positioned for direct winding of said line on said spool; line guide means slidably mounted lin said slot for directing said line to selected positions along said slot, manually controlled fastening means detachably engageable with vsaid guide means for holding said guide means near the base of said cover, instrumentalities operated by said fas-` tening means releasably holding said spool against rotation, said line guide means being adapted to move said line in said slot from the base of the cover to the vouter part thereof and to support said line in its outer position during a casting operation, said guide means being supported at the outer end of said slot and being returnable with the Iline to the base of the slot in position for straight line winding of the line on said spool, said line guide means being held in said last named position by said fastening means when said instrumentalities are positioned to permit rotation of said spool.

2. In an automatic spinning fishing reel, a spool adapted to have a fishing line wound thereon, spring operated means for rotating said spool to wind a line thereon, a pull cord arranged to wind said spring means for returning said cord from a projected position to its original position, an extended cover overlying said spool in spaced relation thereto, said cover having a slot extending from near the base to the outer part thereof to receive a fishing line attached to said spool, the inner end of said slot being positioned for direct winding of said line on said spool, line guide means slidably mounted in said slot for directing said line through the slot, means for releasably holding said guide means near the base of said cover, spool locking and releasing means controlled by the reel operator for preventing rotation of said spool when said line holding and guide means is released, said guide means being provided for moving said line in said slot from the base of the cover to the outer part thereof and adapted to support said line in said position during a casting operation, said line guide means being returnable with the line to the base of the slot for straight line winding of said line on said spool, said line guide means being retained in said last named position by said releasable spool holding means when the latter is positioned to release said spool from a locked position to one controlled by said reel operator.

3. in a iisliing reel having a revoluble spool adapted to have a fishing line wound thereon, means operatively connected to said spool for rotating same, ari extended cover enclosing said spool in spaced relation thereto having a slot extending from near the base to the outer part thereof, a grommet slidably maintained in said slot through which said shing line is passed, manually controlled means releasably retaining said grommet in position to guide said line on said spool during rotation of said spool, said grommet when released from said means being translatable along said slot to position said line at the outer part of said cover, means retaining said grommet in the outer part of said cover during a casting operation, manually operable means for preventing rotation of the spool during casting operation to effect, a spinning cast, said last named means being operable to tree said spool for rotation when said grommet is returned to the base of the cover and locked in said position by said manual controlled means.

4. in a fishing reel embodying a supporting wall, a spool revolubly carried on said Wall, means carried on said wall by which said spool may be rotated, an extended cover on said wall overlying said spool and having a radial slot therein leading from the inner marginal portion thereof to the outer central portion thereof; a line guiding grommet moveable along said slot from end to end thereof, manually operable slide means for releasably holding said grommet at the 4inner end of the slot during winding of a line on said spool, and manually controlled means normally holding said spool in xed relation to said wall and cover while said grommet is disposed away from the inner end of said slot.

.5. The structure called foi-in claim 4 including means for automatically oscillating said grommet hoiding means when said grommet holding means is engaged with the grommet to feed a line therein to said spool.

6. In a ishing reel embodying a supporting wall, a spool revolubly carried on said wall, means carried on said wall by which said spool ma-y be rotated, an extended cover on said wall overlying said spool having a radial slot therein leading from the inner marginal portion thereof to the outer central portion thereof; means for guiding a line from said spool along the length of said slot, a pole engaging saddle carrying said wall, a brake carried by said Wall engageable with said spool for releasably holding it against rotation, spring means carried on said saddle for actuating said brake to its spool holding position, and manually operable means for retracting said brake to its released position.

7. in a fishing line reel embodying a revoluble spool, a spring, a irst revoluble drum to which one end of said spring is attached, means connected to the other end of said spring for rotating said spool, ratchet teeth on said drum, and a first pawl engaging said teeth, said first pawl and ratchet operable to confine rotation of said irst drum to one direction; an outer drum encompassing said first named drum, a second pawl on said outer drum, the ratchet teeth on said first named drum engaged by said second pawl, whereby rotation of said outer drum will rotate the first named drum to wind said spring, a manually operable pull cord for rotating said outer drum in one direction, and spring means for rotating said outer drum in the other direction to retrieve said pull cord.

S. In a fishing reel embodying a revoluble spool supporting means for said reel, and a cover enclosing said spool having a radial slot; a line guiding grommet slidably engaged in said slot, an oscillatory lever pivoted on said cover, means embodied in said lever movable in and out of engagement with said grommet, and manually operable means carried on said supporting means for actuating said grommet engaging means.

4 9. In a fishing reel embodying a revoluble spool, supporting means for said reel, and a cover enclosing said spool having a radial slot; a line guiding grommet slidably engaged in said slot, an oscillatory lever pivoted on said cover, a longitudinally movable strip embodied in said lever, grommet engaging means on the outer end of said strip, and manually operable means carried on said supporting means for moving said strip to dispose said grommet engaging means in and out of engagement with said grommet.

10. I-n a fishing reel embodying a spool, a support for said reel, means for rotating said spool, and an extended cover overlying said spool formed with a radial slot; a line guiding grommet slidable longitudinally of said slot, a lever pivoted on said support having an outer end detachably engageable with said grommet to -releasahly hold it at one end of said slot, and spool locking means actuated by said lever when in its grommet detached position engageable with said spool rotating meansto hold said spool stationary.

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